The wildfires burning across Australia have caused significant damage to ecosystems and vulnerable species, yet some are faring worse than others.

The utility company PG&E has cut electricity to much of the Bay Area as a preventive measure.

Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir are less able to regenerate in the face of climate change, and some areas have already “crossed a critical climate threshold.”

From the effects of political upheaval on research to claims of gene-edited babies, the year has been a tumultuous one for the scientific community.

Investigators have the victims’ samples in hand, but face a range of obstacles before they can finally ID them.

The structure was the cornerstone of a UCLA conservation science center.

Universities are still assessing the extent of the damage; field sites are at risk and some equipment has been damaged.

Marine scientists slowed the spread of a disease that attacks coral by removing areas around diseased tissue.

Wildfires in Colorado, sparked by record temperatures, force the National Center for Atmospheric Research to close its doors for 2 days running.